24 May Keeping Your Body Healthy By Selecting the Right Cut of Steak

Are you a steak-lover?  If you have a weakness for steak, but you are trying to maintain a healthy weight or even lose a few pounds, you might want to take a closer look at the nutritional information of some of the most popular cuts of steak.  While we all have our favorite cuts, you may make an adjustment to the cut that you select when you see how various cuts of steak measure up in terms of calories, fat and protein.  Here’s a look at some of the most common cuts of steak and the nutritional information when comparing an 8 ounce raw piece of each cut of meat:

· Rib-Eye – 592 calories, 48 grams of fat and 40 grams of protein
· Filet Mignon – 592 calories, 48 grams of fat and 40 grams of protein
· T-Bone – 496 calories, 35 grams of fat and 40 grams of protein
· Flank – 352 calories, 16 grams of fat and 24 grams of protein
· Top Sirloin – 306 calories, 11 grams of fat and 50 grams of protein

By knowing how much protein each cut of steak has to offer, you can better balance the protein intake with the calorie and fat intake of each piece of meat.  Bearing this in mind, it looks like top sirloin is the best all-around cut of meat, as it provides the greatest amount of protein while also costing the lowest number of calories and grams of fat.  Of course, if you are a fan of the other cuts of meat, it won’t throw your body out of whack to enjoy that cut once and awhile.  Just try to save those cuts of steak for special occasions so you can keep your body at the best level of health possible.